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CSj April 2017 Accountability Making it personal Managers in Charge Regime Governance reform CG Code compliance HKICS Online CPD seminarse anywhe tim re a ny t A yo u r c CS Practical Training Series: o n Annual General Meeting — Private and v e Listed Companies n i e n Options for Winding Up a HK Private Ltd Co — c Liquidation vs Deregistration e Director Induction/Training & Development SFC Means Enforcement Business HK Incorporated NGOs – Public Governance Standards/Business Review As Ltd or Guarantee Co under NCO Registration starts now Registration: http://ecentre.ouhk.edu.hk/cpd/coursesHKICS/coursesOnOfferForHKICS ECPD section of HKICS website: www.hkics.org.hk Enquiries: 2830 6011 / 2881 6177 / [email protected] (Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability by guarantee) 香港特許秘書公會 The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries Good governance comes with membership April 2017 About The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries CSj, the journal of The Hong Kong Institute of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS) is an independent professional body dedicated to the Chartered Secretaries, is published 12 times a year promotion of its members’ role in the formulation and effective implementation of good governance policies, as well by Ninehills Media and is sent to members and as the development of the profession of the Chartered Secretary in Hong Kong and throughout Mainland China. HKICS students of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered was first established in 1949 as an association of Hong Kong members of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) of London. It became a branch of ICSA in 1990 before gaining local status in 1994. HKICS is a Secretaries and to certain senior executives in the founder member of the Corporate Secretaries International Association (CSIA) which was established in March 2010 in public and private sectors. Geneva, Switzerland to give a global voice to corporate secretaries and governance professionals. HKICS has over 5,800 members and 3,200 students. Views expressed are not necessarily the views of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries Council 2016/2017 Committee chairmen or Ninehills Media. Any views or comments are for Ivan Tam FCIS FCS – President Audit Committee: reference only and do not constitute investment Dr Gao Wei FCIS FCS(PE) – Vice-President Ernest Lee FCIS FCS(PE) or legal advice. 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In Profile Keeping companies honest 12 The winner of the HKICS Prize 2016, Gordon Jones FCIS FCS BBS, Hong Kong’s former Registrar of Companies, points out that writing the rule book is only the beginning of the long journey to good governance. Sponsor's Feature Cracking the Corporate Governance Code 16 Kanus Yue, Risk Assurance Partner, PwC Hong Kong, highlights the findings of a recent PwC study designed to assist listed companies to comply with the requirements of Hong Kong’s Corporate Governance Code. Technical Update New governance standards for authorised insurers 22 Tow Lu Lim and Sara Or, Partners of Mayer Brown JSM in Hong Kong, assess the implications of the new guidance note issued by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance imposing more stringent corporate governance standards on authorised insurers in Hong Kong. Price-sensitive information and the Market Misconduct Tribunal 28 Timothy Loh, Managing Partner, Timothy Loh LLP, provides guidance to listed companies and their directors on the workings of the Market Misconduct Tribunal and enforcement actions by the Securities and Futures Commission. HKICS News President’s Message 04 Institute News 32 Student News 42 Bulletin Board 47 Careers 49 President’s Message The year ahead Hong Kong and were at the top of the for conferences and seminars in 2016 and agenda of our Council strategy meeting will seek to enhance the app further. held in February this year. Our priority at the moment is to ensure that you have all Finally, we also intend to put more resources the information you need to make your own into developing the profession in Mainland decision on the way forward. ICSA will be China. We currently have 183 registered sending out information relating to these students, 38 members and 163 Affiliated strategic changes in the coming months and Persons (AP) from H share, A+H share, we also plan to organise a series of forums A share and red chip companies on our and meetings to inform members and register. I believe we can expand our AP stakeholders of these strategic changes. programme, our student numbers and our membership base in Mainland China, but to Turning to other initiatives for the year do this we would need to expand our teams ahead, we will be seeking to maintain the working in the Mainland. his month’s CSj addresses the global momentum of our social responsibility T trend towards enforcing personal initiatives by focusing on specific social There are many potential areas where we accountability for senior managers. In my issues, including community economic could enhance our work. For example, the President’s Message this month, however, development, education, environment and Institute worked with the Open University I would like to focus on some important employee well-being. We at the HKICS of Hong Kong to launch the Postgraduate developments regarding the Institute of believe strongly in caring for our local Programme in Corporate Governance in Chartered Secretaries and Administrators community with the knowledge that ‘to Shanghai in 2016.